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Tang Chen's Deceptive Proposal
"If you agree to be my bodyguard for three years, I guarantee to help you raise your Spirit Power Rank from ninety-two to ninety-five within ten years."
Tang Chen eyed Dugu Bo, a rather cunning smile playing on his face, like a fox trying to lure a rabbit.
Dugu Bo's brows furrowed slightly, and he imdiately beca interested, his mouth twitching involuntarily. "Within ten years? Help reach Rank ninety-five?"
"Yes," Tang Chen slowly turned and smiled at Dugu Bo. "You've witnessed my strength. I even helped your granddaughter's Spirit evolve into the Jade Phosphor Serpent ahead of ti. Helping you increase your Spirit Power by three Ranks within ten years shouldn't be an empty boast, should it?"
Tang Chen continued, "As a Titled Douluo, you should be well aware that after a Spirit Master's cultivation reaches the Titled Douluo stage (Level 90-99), every Rank increase becos incredibly difficult.
If you were to cultivate through ditation on your own, your Spirit Power Rank might not even reach ninety-five by the ti you die, right?"
Hearing this, Dugu Bo's aged face changed slightly. A hidden hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal, staring cautiously at Tang Chen. After a mont of hesitation, he asked, "Tell , how exactly do you plan to help increase my strength?"
Looking at Dugu Bo's slightly bewildered expression, Tang Chen couldn't help but laugh. "I wonder if, Senior, you've ever heard of a python transforming into a dragon? Your Jade Phosphor Serpent also belongs to the Dragon Clan. If it can devour a bit of the Bloodline of a rare Dragon Clan Spirit, it might be able to evolve."
"Plus, I can also refine so dicinal Pills to enhance strength," Tang Chen added with a smirk. "Within ten years, helping you raise your Spirit Power Rank to ninety-five would be as easy as turning over a hand, wouldn't it?"
Tangent: In the original story, after the Sky Azure Bull Python was revived by Tang San, part of its Dragon Clan Bloodline was activated, and it naturally evolved into the Sky Azure Divine Dragon.
Tang Chen mused that in ten years, if his cultivation path goes smoothly, he might already have beco a god. By then, helping Dugu Bo evolve his Spirit would indeed be a piece of cake.
Dugu Bo's brows furrowed slightly as a complex light flashed in his eyes. He slowly opened his mouth and said, "You... can you really get the Bloodline of a rare Dragon Clan?"
"Hehe…" Tang Chen chuckled, licking his lips. "Look, didn't we et a Golden Saint Dragon at Shrek Academy today? Later, when there's an opportunity, wouldn't it be enough to extract its Bloodline for you to devour?"
He then added with a dismissive wave, "Anyway, keeping that thing for a waste like Yu Xiaogang is just a waste!"
After a brief mont of contemplation, Dugu Bo's eye twitched, and then he smiled, his grin resembling a venomous snake ready to devour soone at any mont.
"You brat, you're truly a living Yama," Dugu Bo said with a shake of his head. "Yu Xiaogang eting you is his bad luck! Since that's the case, then this old man agrees to stay by your side as your bodyguard for the next few years. If you tell to go east, I will never go west. If anyone dares to trouble you, I'll directly use poison to threaten their entire family!"
"Hahaha, then for the next few years, I'll trouble you, Senior," Tang Chen was overjoyed, his lips curling into a wide smile.
With a Titled Douluo (Level 90-99) by his side at all tis, Tang Chen felt safer. Even if Tang Hao or people from Spirit Hall wanted to attack him in the future, they would probably have to think twice. Even if he couldn't win a fight, having a Titled Douluo (Level 90-99) around at least gave him a chance to escape.
He mused that while the Auspicious Beast was accompanied by the Red King, what if he wasn't with her, like today? Or what if Di Tian ca knocking one day and took the Auspicious Beast back to the Star Dou Great Forest? At that ti, he'd be left without anyone useful by his side. Now, with Dugu Bo's presence, Tang Chen had more or less an extra trump card.
After a brief sigh of resignation for his upcoming years of hardship, Dugu Bo then took out a map from his interspatial tool and pointed to a piece of land on it, saying seriously:
"Boy, didn't you say you wanted to establish an academy before? This location is well-connected, and the environnt is quite good. I've already negotiated the price for you. Now, it's up to you to pay and then find people to start construction."
A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Tang Chen's face. He took the map, examined it carefully, and couldn't help but shake his head in admiration.
"It seems that hiring Senior as a bodyguard was an extrely wise decision. See, I don't have to worry about anything, hehe."
Dugu Bo rely curled his lips at Tang Chen's praise, not paying much attention.
"Let's go, to buy the land," Tang Chen said. He examined the map again, carefully put it away, then waved to Dugu Bo and Xiao Ruier, smiling.
Imdiately after, he turned and walked out of the alley. Behind him, Dugu Bo and Xiao Ruier exchanged glances, shrugged helplessly, and followed him out of the alley.
The Aftermath at Shrek Academy
A few days later, at Shrek Academy, Tang San awoke from his coma to find himself lying on a bed in the dormitory.
He first took a light breath, then activated the Mysterious Heaven Skill within him, allowing his internal energy to circulate once before slowly opening his eyes and scanning his surroundings. Tang San then noticed that his left hand was being held tightly by a warm, small hand. Looking down, he saw that the owner of that hand was Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu was currently lying on him, her breathing even, sound asleep.
"Xiao Wu," Tang San called out softly, his heart warming slightly. After a mont of silence, he reached out his right hand and gently poked her cheek.
A mont later, Xiao Wu stirred slightly, groggily opening her eyes. When she saw that Tang San had woken up, she instantly beca alert, her eyes reddening as she urgently cried out, "Brother… you're finally awake?"
Tang San nodded, revealing a comforting smile, but then he turned his head to look beside him. That one glance made his smile vanish instantly.
On a nearby bed, Yu Xiaogang's face was pale, his breath faint. His lower abdon was thickly wrapped in layers of bandages, and he was completely unconscious.
"Xiao Wu, what happened to Yu Xiaogang?" Tang San demanded, his heart tightening. He sat up abruptly, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.
Hearing this, Xiao Wu's expression was slightly complex. After a sigh, she ticulously recounted the events of how the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had co and crippled Yu Xiaogang to Tang San.
Upon learning that Yu Xiaogang had been castrated, Tang San's heart imdiately surged with rage.
"Bastards! This Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is truly courting death!" he swore. "Yu Xiaogang, don't worry, when I beco a Titled Douluo (Level 90-99) in the future, I will definitely avenge you!"
Then, his expression suddenly froze, as if he rembered sothing. His brows furrowed tightly, his gaze flickered, and he muttered to himself in a low voice:
"I rember before I passed out, I seed to vaguely hear Dean Flender say to Dugu Bo… that my father was soone he couldn't afford to offend?"
The next second, Tang San's mind was flooded with images of Tang Hao's usual drunken, slovenly appearance. His face was filled with doubt and confusion, and even a hint of bewildernt appeared in his eyes.
"Isn't my father just a blacksmith from a remote village? How could he be soone even a Titled Douluo (Level 90-99) couldn't offend? Could it be… he has so other identity?"
Thinking of this, Tang San flipped out of bed, his movents showing a hint of urgency.
Seeing this, Xiao Wu quickly reached out to stop him, asking anxiously, "Brother, you just woke up, where are you going?"
Tang San's gaze was firm, but his tone carried a hint of heaviness as he explained, "I need to find Dean Flender. There's sothing… I need to ask him personally."
Tang Hao's Regret
At the sa ti, outside Saint Spirit Village, in a quiet small forest, a very burly middle-aged man was walking slowly with heavy steps. Each step felt as if it carried an enormous weight, and his breathing beca increasingly rapid.
As he walked, his body suddenly stiffened, and his face instantly turned pale.
Thud—
The middle-aged man could no longer support himself and fell heavily to the ground. The withered yellow fallen leaves were quickly soaked by the blood from his chest, turning crimson, and a bloody sll perated the forest.
The person lying in the pool of blood was none other than the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao.
Directly in front of him was a towering mountain cliff that reached into the clouds. A huge waterfall cascaded down the cliff, the water roaring like ten thousand galloping horses. Its montum was vast, and the mist obscured everything below.
At this mont, Tang Hao was covered in blood. He lay sprawled on the ground, looking disheveled. After a mont, he laboriously lifted his head, his gaze piercing through the swirling mist, fixed on the stone gate behind the waterfall. His eyes were filled with endless regret.
"Ah Yin…" he whispered.
"Are you still inside? I've co to see you. So many years have passed, and I never ca once, not because I didn't miss you, but because I had no face to see you. I truly… I'm sorry. I was wrong…"
Tang Hao continued, his voice heavy with sorrow, "What I owe you, I can never repay in this lifeti… I shouldn't have brought you back to the Clear Sky Sect when you were about to fully transform into a human. Instead, I should have taken you to hide and cultivate in the Star Dou Great Forest, never venturing out. I… I shouldn't have had such thoughts back then!"
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